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Turner---Joshua Reynolds---Thomas Gainsborough---Willem van de Velde (Elder & Younger)---William Hodges---William Hogarth--Pioneers: A Renaissance in South Asian Creativity--Sir Christopher Wren--Artists in residence--Inigo Jones--Fashion-Around the world--Africa--Antarctica--Arctic--Asia---India---China--Australia--Caribbean--Europe---Spain--London & Greenwich---Greenwich walking tours---The Thames---Greenwich--South America--North America-Beaches and Seaside--Uniforms--Personal papers--Medals--Manuscripts--Letters--Journals & diaries--Log books Location - Any -Cutty SarkNational Maritime MuseumQueen's HouseRoyal ObservatoryPrince Philip Maritime Collections CentreIn GreenwichOnlineOther Specialism - Any -AstronomyConservationCuratorialEvents & VenuesHMS NHS: The Nautical Health ServiceLibrary & ArchiveVolunteers Search keywords 13 Feb 2018 The Curious Journal of a Voyage to Bengal James Creassy’s journal (Item ID: JOD/304) is over 300 pages long and written in perfectly legible handwriting – a rare find for material from 1777! He does not say why he is travelling to Bengal, but records in detail the entertaining, dramatic and sometimes rather distressing events that take place during the journey. 07 Feb 2018 Alone at sea: Donald Crowhurst and the story of solo yacht racing The Mercy starring Colin Firth portrays Donald Crowhurst's tragic attempt to sail around the world single-handedly in the first race of its kind. Maritime specialist Jeremy Michell sheds light on the perils of sailing alone, the progress of yacht racing, and the importance of remembering failure. 06 Feb 2018 Voyage of the Dundee whaler ‘Erik’ to the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay, 1876 For February’s item of the month I have chosen JOD/133 a logbook written by T.F. Miller, the gunner on the whaling ship ‘Erik’ which records a voyage undertaken in 1876 from Dundee to the Davis Strait and Baffin Bay between Canada and Greenland. 31 Jan 2018 Queer Histories in the Queen’s House Royals, courtiers and complex relationships - what can we learn from exploring the lives of those who loved at the Queen's House? 24 Jan 2018 The science behind astrophotography The Insight Astronomy Photographer of the Year competition received over 3800 entries from around 80 countries in 2017. Astronomer and judge Marek Kukula draws out the scientific and personal stories from five of his favourites. 24 Jan 2018 How to look after a 19th Century clipper ship “At sea if you were visited by other sailors and the ship wasn’t in tip top condition you are going to get talked about. It has to be perfect, and the same standards are expected here” 20 Jan 2018 A relic from Trafalgar sold at auction: the Dobbie connection What does a recent auction of a piece of a flag flown on HMS Victory have in common with this recently catalogued Dobbie collection? First Prev … Page 42 Page 43 Current page 44 Page 45 Page 46 … Next Last
